1. The school year for 2017 for all MOE primary and secondary schools will start from Tuesday, 3 January and end on Friday, 17 November 2017.
School Calendar 2017
| PRIMARY & SECONDARY | |
| Semester I | |
|---|---|
| Term I | Tue 3 Jan to Fri 10 Mar |
| Term II | Mon 20 Mar to Fri 26 May |
| Semester II | |
| Term III | Tue 27 Jun to Thu 31 Aug |
| Term IV | Mon 11 Sep to *Fri 17 Nov |
*The last day of the final school term for schools which will be used as venues for the GCE O Level written examinations will be Friday 27 October 2017.
| JUNIOR COLLEGE (JC) Year 1 & Millennia Institute (MI) Year 1 | MI Year 2 | JC Year 2 & MI Year 3 | |
| Semester I | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Term I | 1Fri 3 Feb to Fri 10 Mar | Mon 9 Jan to Fri 10 Mar | |
| Term II | Mon 20 Mar to Fri 26 May | ||
| Semester II | |||
| Term III | Tue 27 Jun to Thu 31 Aug | ||
| Term IV | Mon 11 Sep to Fri 24 Nov | Mon 11 Sep to end of ‘A’-Level exams | |
School Vacation 2017
2. The four vacation periods for schools, junior colleges and centralised institute for 2017 will be as follows:
| PRI & SEC | |
| Between Terms I & II | Sat 11 Mar to Sun 19 Mar |
| Between Semesters I & II | Sat 27 May to Sun 25 Jun |
| Between Terms III & IV | Sat 2 Sep to Sun 10 Sep |
| At End of School Year | Sat 18 Nov to Sun 31 Dec |
| JC Year 1, MI Year 1 & MI Year 2 | JC Year 2 & MI Year 3 | |
| Between Terms I & II | Sat 11 Mar to Sun 19 Mar | |
| Between Semesters I & II | Sat 27 May to Sun 25 Jun | |
| Between Terms III & IV | Sat 2 Sep to Sun 10 Sep | |
| At End of School Year | Sat 25 Nov to Sun 31 Dec | End of ‘A’ Level exams to Sun 31 Dec |
3. The scheduled school holidays and public holidays for 2017 will be as follows:
Scheduled School Holidays 2017
| Youth Day | Sun 2 Jul (The following Monday, 3 Jul 2017 will be a scheduled school holiday) |
| Day after National Day | Thu 10 Aug |
| Teachers’ Day | Thu 31 Aug |
| Children’s Day (for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only) | Fri 6 Oct |
Public Holidays 2017
| Term I | New Year’s Day | *Sun 1 Jan |
| Chinese New Year | **Sat 28 Jan | |
| *** Sun 29 Jan | ||
| Term II | Good Friday | Fri 14 Apr |
| Labour Day | Mon 1 May | |
| Vesak Day | Wed 10 May | |
| Term III | Hari Raya Puasa | ****Sun 25 Jun |
| National Day | Wed 9 Aug | |
| Term IV | Hari Raya Haji | Fri 1 Sep |
| Deepavali | Wed 18 Oct | |
| Christmas Day | Mon 25 Dec | |
| * Monday, 2 January will be a public holiday. ** Tuesday, 31 January, will be a school holiday. ***Monday, 30 January will be a public holiday. ****Monday, 26 June will be a public holiday. | ||
4. The school terms and holidays for 2017 is available on the MOE’s website at www.moe.gov.sg/education/school-terms-and-holidays.
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